Books No Longer Human (A young man who is caught between the breakup of the traditions)  by Osamu Dazai (Author), Wilco International LLP (Author)

No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai is a poignant and deeply moving Japanese novel that tells the story of Ōba Yōzō, a young man who feels profoundly alienated and disconnected from society, embodying the struggle between traditional values and a changing world. The book is structured as a series of notebooks left by Yōzō, chronicling his life from childhood into his late twenties.

Yōzō, despite being from a well-off family, never feels he can truly understand or relate to other people. He masks his loneliness and alienation by adopting a clown-like persona to entertain and appease others, hiding his real self out of fear of rejection and misunderstanding. Throughout his youth, he suffers abuse and social isolation, which further compounds his sense of being "no longer human."

As he grows older, Yōzō spirals into self-destructive behaviors—heavy drinking, drug addiction, multiple failed relationships, and suicide attempts—reflecting his inability to reconcile his inner self with societal expectations. The novel explores themes of identity, isolation, mental illness, and the loss of traditional Japanese values in a modernizing society.